I Love You Because

Domhan Books

Can be ordered from 

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Reviewed in Romantic Times  (www.romantictimes.com),

 and RhapsodyMagazine

(www.rhapsodymag.com)

ISBN: 1-58345-0823

REVIEWS:

Vita Caputo knows where her roots are, but being a good Italian girl isn't doing much to get her where she wants to be. Then one day she meets a nice Irish cop, Tom McGlory. Before either can stop the feelings, a chain of events threatens to ruin it all.

Tom's cousin is murdered and all evidence leads to Vita's father and brother. But in New York just before the turn of the century, things aren't always what they appear to be. Vita and Tom find a way to be together, save her family, and bring two cultures that hate each other together under one roof.

Vita is the lead character in a cast of eccentrics, politicians, and real people fighting real challenges. Tom is no typical leatherhead. He is the best kind of hero, sensitive, sexy, and loyal. Along with their families, these two offer a dazzling look into a muted world in a troubled time. Excellent portrayals bring them to life on the pages.

This is my first book by Diana Rubino, but it won't be my last. Her style is natural. One word flows into the next, her transitions so smooth you wouldn't know you weren't living it. Her unique voice and exquisite attention to detail make I LOVE YOU BECAUSE a stunning book.

I LOVE YOU BECAUSE by Diana Rubino is all that and then some. Everything about this book is what writing should be--original and wonderfully executed. Bravo!--Karen L. Williams, Rhapsody Magazine 

WHAT READERS SAY:

I read the last 20 pages with a big smile on my face. I marked a bunch of things I like especially…Tom’s whole relationship with his dead cousin, the scene with his father, the church scenes, and her relationship to her brother. It was lovely to read on this weekend which marks my own publication. -- Stephanie Cowell, author of MARRYING MOZART, www.stephaniecowell.com

This is a sweet romance with a compelling thriller aspect which I really enjoyed. I loved the characters, and the situations they find themselves in. There is real deep conflict in terms of the clash of cultures, and Vita's brother and father caught up in a crime they did not commit. Tom is a hero who is pure gold--I wish there were more like him in romance novels. More like this one, please! --from the Barnes & Noble website, a reader in Houston, TX

It's about time the romance genre found a unique setting for romance, and Diana Rubino has done it. Vita Caputo and Tom McGlory are two young immigrants in 1890s New York. Vita's Italian background and poverty impel her to improve her lot in life. But her progress and budding romance with Tom are jeopardized, when her father and brother are accused of killing Tom's cousin Mike. Together, the young lovers set out to solve the mystery surrounding Mike's murder and in the process run straight into the corruption prevalent during turn-of-the-century New York. This is my first but not last Diana Rubino book. I found myself trying to rush to find out what happens and yet forcing myself to slow down to savor the details. I loved this book. Well done, Diana! --Virginia Kass

"The title is so 'unavoidable.' I started reading it and I can't put it down. I love it. It takes me back to Noo Yawk, even though it's before my time." Angela M. Rosati